"This young man sorts recycling, picks up litter throughout the school without being asked, and is a real advocate for school environmental projects, including gardening," Mrs Hiha-Agnew said.
Otonga Primary School teacher Amanda Jeffrey was awarded the Totara Teacher Environmental Award. She is a Green Team leader, organising recycling, worm farms, gardening and litter buster groups for her students. She organised the Keep Rotorua Beautiful Clean Up Week.
Colin Pedersen from Te Kura o Te Whakarewarewa took out the Manuka Caretaker-Kaitiaki Award.
"Colin provides wonderfully groomed grounds surrounded by native forests, organised and developed a thriving worm farm with junior students, and shares ownership and leadership of vegetable, fruit and flower gardens within the school," Mrs Hiha-Agnew said.
All winners received a cash prize, Rotorua Canopy Tours vouchers and a certificate.